Both leaders, though governing vastly different nations, seem to have embraced a strategy of relying on polarizing figures to solidify their political power. For me, as someone with deep ties to both countries, this parallel is unsettling. [Shahar Masori]
An Israeli-American Perspective: Trump’s Cabinet and Netanyahu’s Coalition Read More »
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With precise gestures and total command, guest conductor, Elena Schwarz led the San Diego Symphony Sunday, Nov. 17, in a concert that included contemporary music in the first half and a familiar, beloved symphony after intermission. [Eileen Wingard]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Scarlett Johansson (November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. The world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has been featured multiple times on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. Johansson’s films have grossed over $15.4 billion worldwide, making her the highest-grossing box office female star of all time. She
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With apologies to Ponce de Leon and plastic surgeons, I have discovered the real Fountain of Youth. It’s spending time with young people. I made this fortuitous discovery just the other day as I peered into the glowing, unlined face of a student I was working with. Actually two things hit me. The first was that I was 50 years her senior! Five-zero. A half a century. Yikes! [Karen Galatz]
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Karen Galatz, Lifestyles, News Media, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Kedar emphasized that Islam views Judaism as having been nullified twice—first by Christianity and then by Islam itself. This ideological framework, Kedar argued, underpins much of the hostility toward Israel and the Jewish people in the Middle East today. According to this belief, the existence of Jews with their own land, military, and rights is an incomprehensible anomaly to the Islamic world. [Miriam Gershenson]
Israeli Scholar Explains Religious Conflicts Between Jews and Muslims Read More »
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Jewish communal reactions came fast and furious on Thursday to the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on suspicion of war crimes. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant Prompt Strong Reactions Read More »
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Advice columnist Sugar (Jyl Kaneshiro) tackles numerous life issues from every age and gender that challenge us, as an audience, to face. The topics run the gamut from navel gazing to life altering, yet Sugar provides each questioner with a sincere and often personal reply. [Eva Trieger]
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Leaders of Za’akah, a New York-based organization fighting sexual abuse in Jewish communities, are working with a pair of San Diego County residents–Alex Kaufman, a Rancho Santa Fe attorney, and Anne Arenson-Winter, a La Jolla psychologist–to organize a local campaign. [Donald H. Harrison]
Campaign Begins in S.D.’s Jewish Community to Generate Awareness of Sex Abuse Read More »
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As a couple, Abraham and Sarah together faced pain, obstacles and challenges. Their emunah was painfully tested and what do they teach us? “Kol mah d’avid Rachmana l’tova oseh…” Whatever Hashem does is for the good. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
Parsha Chayei Sarah: Aging with Wisdom Read More »
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Then there are the times when you are trying to get into a parking garage and the pro-Palestinians surrounding your vehicle are bashing their fists on your car doors, banging on your car window, chopping huge protest signs on your hood, and then laying it on your windshield so you cannot see to drive forward. [Barrett Holman Leak]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Goldie Hawn (November 21, 1945) is an American actress. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (1968–1970), before going on to receive the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower (1969). Hawn appeared in such films as There’s a Girl in My Soup (1970), Butterflies Are Free (1972), The Sugarland Express (1974), Shampoo (1975), Foul
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I received a phone call from the president of the Young Israel of Staten Island, who informed me that Palestinian supporters planned to demonstrate outside the shul during our event. When I offered to cancel, he firmly declined and explained that the shul’s leadership decided to run a gathering to “express our unwavering support for Israel and our gratitude to the United States.” [Gedaliah Borvick]
Important votes were taken Wednesday in three different settings: The United Nations Security Council, the United States Senate, and the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Pro-Israel Outcomes in the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Senate Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAAs soon as we were done celebrating Halloween, we got ready in the USA for Thanksgiving. But there is another observance that the Jewish community can still embrace: November is Mizrahi Heritage Month. [Barrett Holman Leak]
Before the Turkey Comes the Kubbeh: Mizrahi Heritage Month Read More »
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